FEMINIST VIEW ON SOCIAL CLASS INEQ Flashcards
summarise the feminist view on social class ineq
Marxist feminists focus of the intersection of gender and social class and how women and WC men suffer exploitation
what does Beechey say about social class ineq?
women oppressed in labour market, contribute to male worker’s oppressing by reserve army of labour
what is the reserve army of labour?
worker who are bought in and pushed out when not needed
what is an example of women being used as the reserve army of labour?
in WW2, low paid part time job undermine security and right of main labour force
Benston argues that the wife…
wife cares for husband to ensure he is fit to work and contribute to capitalism that he needs to be a part of in order to provide for wife and children
according to Benston, what supports the capitalist system therefore class ineq?
domestic division of labour
Hartmann says that…
women are involved in the social reproduction of labour power
what is the social reproduction of labour power?
where women rear the next generation of workers by passing on capitalist ideology
Ansley describes women as…
‘shit-takers’ where they soothe the stresses and frustration of the husband after a long hard day at work
how does Hakim criticise the feminist view?
feminists do not look at the women’s choice and reserve army of labour neglects gender pay gap and horizontal segregation
how is unpaid domestic labour controversial?
domestic labour is a private matter, nothing to do with serving the needs of capitalism
